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Fraser, Simon, Canadian explorer
(Encyclopedia) Fraser, Simon, 1776–1862, Canadian explorer and fur trader. Born in Bennington, Vt., he was taken to Canada as a child. He entered the service of the North West Company in 1792, and in…veterinary medicine
(Encyclopedia) veterinary medicine, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of animals. An early interest in animal diseases is found in ancient Greek writings on medicine. Veterinary medicine began to…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: 1787
by Robert Burns 178617881787ContentsTo Miss Logan, With Beattie's Poems, For A New-Year's Gift, Jan. 1, 1787.Mr. William Smellie-A SketchSong-Bonie DundeeExtempore In The Court Of SessionInscription…Murnau, Friedrich W.
(Encyclopedia) Murnau, Friedrich W.Murnau, Friedrich W.frēˈdrĭkh m&oobreve;rˈnou [key], 1889–1931, German film director, b. as Friedrich W. Plumpe. He began directing films in Germany in 1919 and…Auden, W. H.
(Encyclopedia) Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh Auden)Auden, W. H.ôˈdən [key], 1907–73, Anglo-American poet, b. York, England, educated at Oxford. A versatile, vigorous, and technically skilled poet, Auden…Moerner, W. E.
(Encyclopedia) Moerner, W. E. (William Esco Moerner), 1953–, American physical chemist, b. Pleasanton, Calif., Ph.D. Cornell, 1982. Moerner worked at the IBM Almaden Research Center from 1981 to 1995…Mohammed, W. Deen
(Encyclopedia) Mohammed, W. Deen (Warith Deen Mohammed), 1933–2008, American Muslim leader, b. Detroit as Wallace Dean Muhammad. The son of Nation of Islam (Black Muslim) leader Elijah Muhammad, he…Merwin, W. S.
(Encyclopedia) Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley Merwin), 1927–2019, American poet and translator, b. New York City. After graduating from Princeton in 1948, he traveled in Europe, working as a tutor…Kellogg, W. K.
(Encyclopedia) Kellogg, W. K. (Will Keith Kellogg): see Kellogg, John Harvey.Knopf, Blanche W.
(Encyclopedia) Knopf, Blanche W.: see under Knopf, Alfred A.Trending
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